The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28

twenty-five old brotherhood engineers, who
were obliged to leave the company's employ
In 1877, were given engines and permanent
positions. They took the places of engineers
who either failed to report because they live
too far away or had refused to take out
engines and were peremptorily discharged.
All the old brotherhood engineers have been
assured permanent situations. Every man
who had during the past week refused to
obey orders. or who had left his post be-
cause of the Knights of Labor orders, was
refused employment There were quite
large number of these, and some of the APP
peals made to get back were pitiful TO be-
hold. Non-union men, ready to take the
strikers places, filed Reading to-day from
neighboring towns by hundreds.
TRANSMISSION DELAYED.
PoTTsvILLE, PA, Dec. 27.-From some
cause the order issued by the Executive
Committee of the Reading Railroad Con-
vention, for the strikers to resume work,
did not reach this point until the middle of
the forenoon. When it was received, the
crews belonging to the Palo Alto terminus
promptly reported there for duty, but
found that number of trains had already
been started with new crews, and were in
formed that none who had not reported on
time, in accordance with Manager McLeod's
order, would be taken on. This develop
ment put new phase upon the situation,
and produced a profound sensation among
the late strikers. A meeting OF
District Assembly No. 1880 was hastily
called to consider the situation and remained
in session throughout the day and evening.
As a result of the protracted deliberation,
a resolution was finally adopted declaring
the assembly locked out and delegate was
sent to the Port Richmond Assembly with
an appeal TO stand by No. 76S9 An appeal
was also sent to Superintendent Sweigard
to countermand the action of the Palo Alto
dispatches in replacing the strikers with
new men.
ANOTHER STRIKE POSSIBLE.
The committee sent to Philadelphia to
consult with Supt. Sweigard, in refer
ence to the resumption Of the
strikers, returned 10 this city this
evening and reported the result Of their
conference. They stated that Supt.
Sweigard had insisted upon the peremptory
discharge of Bernard j. Sharkey,
committee who first waited upon
him with reference TO the Port Richmond
trouble, together with five crews who re
fused TO handle flour cars. The committee
consented to this, and then asked gliaran-
tee that all the other strikers would be re-
employed This Supt Sweigard peremp-
torily refused, and the conference abruptly
terminated. This report greatly
incensed the meeting, and as a
result, committees will leave here
on the night trains tonight for all points
south as far as Philadelphia and north to
Tamaqua, ShamolSin and Mahoney Plain to
appeal to the local assemblies at those points
TO stand by the discharged strikers, and it is
expected that a general tie up along the
whole line will be re-inaugurated tomorrow.
A CONVENTION TO BE HELD.
A convention of the Reading employees,
composed of representatives of the railroad
employees and the miners at the Reading
Coal and Iron Company's collieries, will as
semble in Reading on Thursday, at which it
is intinated by leading Knights of Labor
here that unless a settlement is reached
the miners will be ordered to
be called out. Intense interest is
felt here in the developments OF tomorrow
morning, but there are many who are dis
inclined to believe that the Knights along
the line who have been re-employed will
consent to strike again.
STILL OUT AT sHAMoKIN.
SHAMoKIN, PA, Dec. 27.-The strike in
this place continues. On receipt of the
notice from the headquarters of the Knights
of Labor that the strike had been declared
off the local assemblies held a meeting and
decided that no other course was left them
but to return to work, stipulating, however,
that all of their members should be given
their old positions.
Among the strikers are Dispatcher Hunt
ley, Master Workman of an assembly, and
several laborers in the coal dock who had
been discharged for refusing to work The
local officials declared their unwillingness
to employ these men and the strikers re-
fused to return to work on any other terms.
1t is not possible to move coal or local
freight traffic under the present circum-
stances and therefore the collieries will not
be worked tomorrow. Considerable ill
feeling is manifested.